Muir Woods Expedition Tour of Coastal Redwoods in San Francisco booking from $89.00

Muir Woods Expedition Tour of Coastal Redwoods

Overview

This relaxed-paced tour spends the most time, up to 1 ¾ hours, in Muir Woods exploring the enchanted grove of Coastal Sequoias. This is the only Muir Woods tour from San Francisco that includes a complimentary hotel pickup, a Golden Gate Bridge photo stop and over an hour in Sausalito to shop and lunch. You’ll also enjoy down-time in seaside community of Sausalito and the perfect Golden Gate Bridge selfie. Make it a perfect day and take the ferry back to San Francisco.

City: San Francisco

Tue 24 Dec

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What's Included

Guide Gratuities (for Private option ONLY)

Excursion to picturesque Sausalito and Muir Woods

Pickup at a convenient location in Union Square and Fisherman's Wharf

Muir Woods Entrance fee

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Exact destinations & itinerary may differ due to weather, road conditions, and the guide's discretion.
California law requires tour guests to bring a car safety seat for all children under 8 years and under 4' 9" (1.4 meters) in height. Any guest that does not provide their child's safety seat at the time of the tour and does not inform the tour operator in advance may not be allowed to board the tour and will not be subject to refund.
Audio guides are available in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese. Specify language at time of booking under special requirements.
Park entrance fee to Muir Woods National Monument included
For the rare event that commercial parking is not available at Muir Woods, we reserve the right to arrange an alternative destination for experiencing Giant Coastal Redwoods during your tour.
Meals and drink are not included but available for purchase at Muir Woods Visitor's Center and Sausalito.
Your pickup time for this tour may change due to the new parking reservation system for Muir Woods. Please make sure to reconfirm pick-up time prior to your tour
Time spent in Sausalito may vary. Purchase the ferry option to extend your stay in this quaint Coastal Village
For Private Tour option, size of vehicle will be dependent on the size of your party

What To Expect

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, is a monumental structure originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in order to exhibit works of art presented there.

Golden Gate Bridge

Photo stop overlooking bridge and city. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay is a shallow estuary in the US state of California. It is surrounded by a contiguous region known as the San Francisco Bay Area (often simply "the Bay Area"), and is dominated by the large cities of San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland.

Marin Headlands

A hilly peninsula at the southernmost end of Marin County, located just north of San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge, which connects the two counties and peninsulas. Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and famous for their views of the Bay Area, especially of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Muir Woods National Monument

Known for its towering old-growth redwood trees. Trails wind among the trees to Cathedral Grove and Bohemian Grove, and along Redwood Creek. The primeval home to old growth Coastal Redwoods, some at least 1,200 years old. The tallest is 258 feet high. We optimize the time you spend on the trails of Coastal Redwoods by arriving before the crowds. You’ll spend 1.5 hours (or more!) enjoying California’s native flora and fauna, taking in giant ferns, moss-lined creeks, fresh bay leaf-scented air from the many Laurel trees and squirrels, blue jays and deer if you’re lucky.

sausalito Home Boats

Lunch Stop in Sausalito. Sausalito is a city in Marin County across the Golden Gate Strait from San Francisco, known for its Richardson Bay houseboat enclaves, built by artist squatters after WWII. The Sausalito floating home community consists of more than 400 houseboats.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (61)

mkinfinity06

Nov 2019

We had a fabulous day out at Muir Woods forest and Sausalito with our guide Amanda. We were able to be picked up from an alternate hotel in very close walking distance and enjoyed the sights with Amanda's guided commentary. Our first stop was the Golden Gate Bridge and Amanda was more than happy to help us all take some beautiful photos with the bridge in the background. We then went on to the Muir Woods forest where we were given time to self-explore this wonderful landscape. From there we headed to the quaint town of Sausalito where Amanda's recommendation of the local Cafe Tutti was absolutely fabulous - amazing lunch there!! Amanda was then able to drop us off at a location so we could then keep exploring for the remainder of the day. The only downside was that our travel agent had advised the tour ended at 1pm so we had planned on further afternoon activities, however upon pick-up we were advised the tour ended around 3:30pm - we were lucky enough to be able to shuffle the afternoon bookings to suit but just be mindful of the tour times.

Response from Host

Dec 2019

That's all wonderful to hear. We love thee Sausalito stop on the return from Muir Woods (and Cafe Tutti was a great choice). We'll let Amanda know you had a great time.

LindaTravelNow

Oct 2019

Don't book - don't go. Tour tells me the day before it's not going. Before I booked the tour I was told it would definitely go so I booked the airfare just to do this and now I'll just hang out.

Response from Host

Oct 2019

Linda - All of us at Extranomical Tours are sorry not to have been able to take you to Muir Woods yesterday. As we explained on the phone, the safety measure taken by PG&E (our local utility) to shut down the power to prevent additional wildfires prompted the National Park Service to shut down the park. There are no fires threatening the park and officials are currently forecasting to open the park on Wednesday. All of Extranomical's other tours to Yosemite, Monterey, Napa Valley, and San Francisco City tour are unimpacted by the power outages. Give us a call this morning and we'll get your vacation back on track.

Heather C

Oct 2019

The only downside to this trip is the brief time you have in Muir Woods - it's 90 minutes in total. We did the more ambitious hike to the 4th bridge up the hill ridge trail, and to really experience the woods it is best to be able to stand/sit in the groves, and enjoy the silence. We had to really turn up the speed on the hike back to make it back to our transportation on time. The woods itself is breathtaking - a special place worth remembering, and the smell in the air is so fresh. One other small detail - our entrance to the National Monument of Muir Woods was NOT included with this tour price - it was $15 for an adult, no charge for kids under 16, it would have been good to have more clarity that the tickets were not inclusive of this. Another tip, the roads accessing Muir woods are narrow and very windy. If you are taking younger children who get motion sick, advise to take Gravol a half hour before the drive out. The shuttle driver was excellent, very professional, and gave a good overview of the area and also gave some narration in San Francisco. A great guide.

Response from Host

Oct 2019

Bridge FOUR...great hike and you got to see all the highlights on that trail! You'll be happy to know that we've listened and now include the Muir Woods entry fee within the tour price. Thanks for all your good suggestions.

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